By Sami Mokbel for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:30 GMT, 11 February 2019 | Updated: 23:47 GMT, 11 February 2019
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Football Association technical director Dan Ashworth has revealed his decision to quit was made as soon as England returned home after the euphoric World Cup campaign.
Ashworth leaves English football’s governing body on Tuesday to take up a similar position at Brighton after almost seven years with the FA.
And the 47-year-old leaves St George’s Park on a high after playing a crucial role in the best performance from a senior England side at a World Cup since 1990.
Dan Ashworth decided to leave as the FA's technical director following the World Cup
But despite the growing buzz around Gareth Southgate’s camp - which has amplified following England’s qualification for the inaugural UEFA Nations League finals in the summer - Ashworth insists he has no doubt in his mind that this is the right time for him to walk away from the international scene.
‘When we landed - I’ll never forget this - coming back from Russia, on the runway, it occurred to me that it would be another four and a half years before we did this again,’
